UN G-1 Salary — Warsaw, Poland: General Service Scale (2025)

G-1 salary — Warsaw, at a glance

Locally recruited General Service (GS), paid on the local scale in PLN — no post adjustment or hardship allowance. Internationally recruited? See the P/D estimate.

PLN 59,004

Net · step 1

PLN 72,114

Net · mid-step

PLN 85,224

Net · top step

PLN 11 steps Hardship H 1 Sep 2025 Checked Oct 1, 2026

Net base salary range, before pension and insurance deductions.

G-1 salary scale — by step

Published General Service scale for Warsaw (effective 1 Sep 2025). Per year, in PLN.

Step	Gross	Net	Staff assessment	Est. take-home
Step 1	PLN 72,844	PLN 59,004	PLN 13,840	PLN 51,774
Step 2	PLN 76,081	PLN 61,626	PLN 14,455	PLN 54,075
Step 3	PLN 79,319	PLN 64,248	PLN 15,071	PLN 56,376
Step 4	PLN 82,556	PLN 66,870	PLN 15,686	PLN 58,676
Step 5	PLN 85,875	PLN 69,492	PLN 16,383	PLN 60,977
Step 6	PLN 89,281	PLN 72,114	PLN 17,167	PLN 63,278
Step 7	PLN 92,686	PLN 74,736	PLN 17,950	PLN 65,578
Step 8	PLN 96,091	PLN 77,358	PLN 18,733	PLN 67,879
Step 9	PLN 99,496	PLN 79,980	PLN 19,516	PLN 70,180
Step 10	PLN 102,901	PLN 82,602	PLN 20,299	PLN 72,481
Step 11	PLN 106,306	PLN 85,224	PLN 21,082	PLN 74,781

Est. take-home deducts a 7.9% UNJSPF pension and an indicative 2.5% medical premium. Indicative — the estimator below computes single/dependency rates and your exact deductions.

Your Take-Home Pay — Poland

An estimate for a UN post at Warsaw, Poland — for internationally recruited staff (Professional P / D, in US dollars) or locally recruited staff (General Service / National Officer, local scale).

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* Health insurance is indicative only — real premiums vary by organization, plan (medical and dental are billed separately) and coverage option. The ~2.5% shown is a placeholder, not a quote.

Indicative estimate — excludes rental subsidy, education grant and settling-in. Professional (P/D) pay is in US dollars; GS/NO on the local scale in local currency. For information only — not official advice.

See all allowances & benefits — Warsaw: cost of living, dependency & language allowances & more

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Same duty station, different grade — see the full scale for each.

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Frequently asked

What is the G-1 salary at the UN in Warsaw?

A General Service G-1 at the UN in Warsaw, Poland earns a net base salary from about PLN 59,004 (step 1) to PLN 85,224 (top step) per year, per the local salary scale effective 1 Sep 2025. Gross salary is higher; staff assessment and pension are deducted.

How is take-home pay calculated for a G-1 in Warsaw?

Take-home starts from the G-1 net salary, minus a 7.9% UNJSPF pension contribution and staff medical insurance, plus danger pay where the duty station is designated. Post adjustment and hardship allowances do not apply to locally recruited GS/NO staff.

What is the cost of living in Warsaw, Poland?

Everyday prices in Poland are roughly 52% of United States levels (World Bank price level index, US = 100). For internationally recruited (P/D) staff, our Real UN Purchasing Power estimate for Warsaw is 103/100 (New York = 100) — net pay buys about the same here as in New York.

See the Real UN Purchasing Power — Warsaw

These are UN common-system pay figures. The World Bank, IMF and NGOs and other non-UN employers posting here set their own pay — a role here does not guarantee these figures.

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